I am at my office in Brixton today and the Footlocker which was set on fire during the riots caught fire again this morning and is completely gutted.
They have closed off a fair chunk of the high street again - the shops nearby are closed, as is the tube station - but they have left the opposite pavement open for people to use. The whole place stinks of smoke and acrid fumes - you can even smell it in our office with the windows closed.
I went out to get some lunch and could barely squeeze past the hordes of people gathered to take photos and watch the action. Now while I don't really see the appeal in taking photos and video of a burned shop front and a load of black smoke, if that is how people want to spend their time then that is up to them - although it is slightly annoying to have to spend about 10 minutes trying to do a 30 second walk.
What I was a bit about was the number of people standing there, as close as they could get, with babies and small children. One woman had a tiny baby in her arms. Another two had smallish babies in prams and a toddler with them - they were still there when I cam back from getting my lunch. My throat is still stinging about 10 minutes after getting back so what on earth are these poor babies breathing in?
AIBU to think that this is something that should perhaps occur to the police officers on duty and that they should make some effort to keep people moving past? I know they shouldn't have to but they must be able to see that people have brought small children into an area where the firebrigade are using masks to protect themselves.
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to think that people should not be standing there with babies and small children?
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TandB · 17/08/2011 13:21
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